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  A fishing trip on the Solent for ten youngsters and adults came to an unwelcome halt this afternoon (Thursday) when the boat ran out of fuel and then a woman suffered a head injury. Cowes RNLI quickly arrived on...

UPDATED: Two prisoners are this morning (Wednesday) on the roof of the Parkhurst site of HMP Isle of Wight, leading to specialist mainland teams being drafted in.  According to the Ministry of Justice, the specialist teams are negotiating with the two...

UPDATED: A sailor has been hit by a boom and is being evacuated from the 50m schooner Eleonora in the Solent this afternoon (Tuesday).  Bembridge RNLI were tasked to launch their all weather lifeboat (ALB) by Solent Coastguard at just before...

UPDATED WITH VIDEO: Firefighters are tonight (Sunday) responding to reports of a property fire with persons reported in Clarence Road, East Cowes. Two appliances from Newport and one from East Cowes are currently responding to the scene having been alerted...

The Met Office have issued a yellow wind warning for tomorrow (Monday) between 06:00 and 21:00. Winds are already strong however west to southwesterly winds are expected to increase further overnight and into Monday, becoming very gusty with a risk of...

UPDATED: The occupant of a car involved in a road traffic collision near Arreton has become trapped in the wreckage this lunchtime (Sunday).  Emergency services were called to the scene at around 11:45 following a two-car collision between a Ford...

UPDATED: Residents and businesses in Newport, Rookley, Godshill and Whitwell are without power this morning (Sunday) following a network outage affecting over 170 postcode areas.  At just gone 10:00 properties lost power across the PO30 1, PO30 2, PO30 3...

UPDATED: Police are tonight (Saturday) searching for a male in Lake, prompting the National Police Air Support helicopter to circle the skies above.  According to Island Echo readers, officers are chasing a male who is said to have jumped resident's...

UPDATED: A hand grenade has been found on a beach near St Catherine's Point on the South coast of the Island.  Royal Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal experts from Portsmouth are due to safely identify and dispose of the grenade, which was...

UPDATED: Residents in the Ventnor, Whitwell, Niton and Chale areas are without power this evening (Friday) following an outage in the area. At around 16:30 over 175 postcode areas were affected by the power cut, although that number has now...